Literature, art and 10 pin bowling

A varied day indeed! Although it was my day off I went to the library for the reading group extra session with Alex Wheatle local author of "Island Songs". This was his second visit and 18 people came and thoroughly enjoyed meeting him. Calix looked after the group after I had done the introductions and all the feedback forms were very positive!
After a picnic lunch (as usual) I went to Culvert Road and eventually found the 2 artists in large metal boxes (ex-garages?) next to the railway line.
Chito Salarza recycles bottletops to make a surface and then covers it. He gave me a picture taken form a photo at the Thames Festival! Nick Watson does rather good prints of birds but uses newspaper in the frames which does not add to their appeal!
I then crossed over the railway line to find Rosemarie Gwilliam's studio. She gave me a glass of white wine and her work is most impressive especially a fine pastel of the power station seen from the water. The original was stolen from Fairfield Halls. If I had £325 I would surely buy this picture! Round the corner was the delightfully airy 1 Brassey Square. Martin Ireland does fine pictures of swimmers and Robert Taylor has some very fine photograph portraits. There was also lovely jewellery on display. I loved the house itself with a small flat roof with a fine view over Battersea. Finally to the Battersea business Centre where Gabriela Denny Segura had some very fine portraits and landscapes reflecting her 3 years in Florence. Lucky her! This was all part of the Wandsworth Artists' Open house weekends.
I got the train from Clapham Junction to Reedham to be in good time for the RSCM 10 pin bowling competition at AMF bowling. This is the 7th annual contest and St Peter's South Croydon won for the first time beating the 2 Redhill choirs. 6 teams in all.
To St Gertrude's South Croydon for Mass with Fr Martin MacCarthy who used to be at Cheam. Fr Martin has not been there long and had to remember which saint the church was dedicated to during the Eucharistic prayer. He stands at the altar for the Creed and prayers. It is daft to get 2 servers to bring up the gifts! Lots of people there including young families.